What just happened? Less than two weeks ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers were fresh off of the greatest offensive series in NBA history. They won 64 games in the regular season, had the NBA’s No. 1-ranked offense and the Defensive Player of the Year in Evan Mobley. With newly crowned Coach of the Year Kenny Atkinson … Read more
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Jalen Brunson Game 4 vs Celtics: 39 points, 14/25 FGs, 12 assists, 1 turnover Most career postseason games with 10+ FGs, 10+ assists, no more than 1 turnover Chris Paul: 7 LeBron James: 5 Michael Jordan, Dennis Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Jalen Brunson: 3 pic.x.com/2eLbWiDwNk – 10:17 PM
The Indiana Pacers are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals after eliminating the top-seeded, 64-win Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. This is the second straight season that the Pacers have made the conference finals — making them the first team to do so as a No. 4 seed or lower since the playoffs expanded … Read more
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU The Denver Nuggets starting lineup of Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić outscored the Oklahoma City Thunder 41-26 in the 19 minutes those 5 were on the floor together in Game 4 All other Nuggets 5-man lineups: outscored by 20 points – 8:06 PM
The Indiana Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers eliminated the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday in Game 5 of their second-round matchup to send Indy back to the ECF. The Cavs won 64 games in the regular season, but lost three home games in the second round to see their season … Read more
Nikola Jokić is the best basketball player on the planet, and he was also, importantly, the NBA’s best player this season. But he is also almost certainly going to fall short in MVP voting to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for reasons that were on full display in Game 5. From 10,000 feet, it’s pretty simple: The Oklahoma … Read more
Duvalier Johnson @DuvalierJohnson At the half: Nuggets 56, Thunder 54 Denver has found some success offensively due to spacing and getting inside. Game of runs but Nuggets in control so far. Jokic is up to 19 pts, 9 Rebs, Murray has 11, AG has 10 pts. If you’re Adelman, what’s your message to the team? … Read more
Tim MacMahonMay 14, 2025, 02:46 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM OKLAHOMA CITY — Nikola Jokic’s sensational slump-busting performance was not enough to prevent the Denver Nuggets from being pushed to the brink of playoff elimination. After the worst … Read more
Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham Donovan Mitchell: “Getting beat down like this. And y’all are gonna write some shit about us, man, and that’s gonna be fuel. Like, fuel for everybody. Y’all gonna say a lot of shit. Y’all are, and that’s what it takes. I’ve been here, so I understand. We understand, and now we – … Read more
Not all of the NBA’s postseason awards carry the prestige of Most Valuable Player or Defensive Player of the Year. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Just ask Josh Hart, who received his trophy on Tuesday for the league’s “minutes champion” honor. The New York Knicks guard, true to comedic form, seemed to be more amused by … Read more
Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham Donovan Mitchell: “Getting beat down like this. And y’all are gonna write some shit about us, man, and that’s gonna be fuel. Like, fuel for everybody. Y’all gonna say a lot of shit. Y’all are, and that’s what it takes. I’ve been here, so I understand. We understand, and now we – … Read more
Jamal CollierMay 14, 2025, 01:13 AM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered … Read more